Rochester: Rochester Institute of Technology, (1972). 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Limited to 200 copies. With an introduction by A.S. Lawson. Describes the books printed by Melbert Cary at his private press. Soiling to front cover. READ MORE about PRESS OF THE WOOLLY WHALE, AN EXHIBITION JANUARY, 1972
Price: $20.00 Order nr. 16964
Introduction by Will Ransom.
Chicago: Black Cat Press, 1935. 8vo. cloth, paper cover label. 95, (7) pages. Introduction by Will Ransom. First edition, limited to 300 numbered copies. Largerly an update of Ransom's work on private presses listing new presses and books published after that 1929 work. Minor cover rubbing. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF MODERN AMERICAN PRESSES
Price: $70.00 Order nr. 124134
Chicago: Open Court Publishing Co., 1908. 8vo. cloth-backed boards. xvi, 208 pages. Two page history. Illustrated. Covers faded. Small dampstain on covers. READ MORE about WORK OF THE OPEN COURT PUBLISHING CO AN ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUE OF ITS PUBLICATIONS COVERING A...
Price: $15.00 Order nr. 21910
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1918. small 4to. cloth, top edge gilt. x, 105+(1) pages. Besterman p.5477. 1,750 entries in this bibliography. Loosely inserted is a biographical note on Fiske. Covers rubbed. Ex library with markings. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF RUNIC LITERATURE FORMING A PART OF THE ICELANDIC COLLECTI ON BEQUEATHED BY WILLARD...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 43585
(Nashville, TN): Vanderbilt University Press, 1970. 8vo. cloth. x, 62 pages. Introduction, list of abbreviations, table of contents, index of authors, editors, and compilers. Two sections: general and literary bibliographies. Covers lightly soiled. READ MORE about A GUIDE TO THE BIBLIOGRAPHIES OF RUSSIAN LITERATURE
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Revere, PA: Woolmer - Brotherson Ltd., 1986. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xix, 70 pages. First edition. The Samurai Press was founded in 1906 at Ranworth Hall, near Norwich, by Maurice Browne, Harold Marno, and others, with the object of publishing attractive and moderately-priced works of a transcendental nature, chiefly poetry, by young, aspiring, and little-known authors. The Press published 30 books during its lifetime, some of which were hand-printed on the press that was later..... READ MORE about THE SAMURAI PRESS, 1906-1909, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
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London, England: Bernard Quaritch, 1960. 8vo. cloth. iv, 168 pages. An indexed detailed summary of the introductions of Volumes 1 through 79. Preface, index. Prospectus of then-available volumes, with order form, laid in. Spine sunned. READ MORE about SELDEN SOCIETY: GENERAL GUIDE TO THE SOCIETY'S PUBLICATIONS
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Old Chatham, NY: (Shaker Museum Foundation), 1970. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. 63 pages. A catalogue of more than 300 entries, with several black-and-white plates throughout. Cover slightly soiled, wrappers curling. Spine faded, some creasing and wear on covers. READ MORE about CATALOGUE OF THE EMMA B. KING LIBRARY OF THE SHAKER MUSEUM
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(Brattleboro, VT): McPherson, 1983. large 12mo. stiff paper wrappers. (v), 89+(1) pages. Printed in an edition limited to 750 copies in lusterkote covers. Designed by Bruce McPherson and printed on Mohawk Superfine paper. Founded and operated from 1964 to 1974 by Richard C. (Dick) Higgins, a member of the Fluxus group in New York and a student of John Cage, this was one of the first publishing houses to devote itself to "artists' books"--integral artworks..... READ MORE about SOMETHING ELSE PRESS, AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $80.00 Order nr. 64110
Ditchling: Ditchling Press, 1979. 8vo. paper wrappers. (viii), 43 pages. First edition. The press is known for using many of Eric Gill's illustrations and devices. READ MORE about CHECK-LIST OF BOOKS, PAMPHLETS, BROADSHEETS, CATALOGUES, POSTERS, ETC. PRINTED BY H.D.C. PEPLER...
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 21048
With an introduction by Roderick Stinehour.
Vermont: Meriden-Stinehour Press, (1988). 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. xxi, 300 pages. With an introduction by Roderick Stinehour. First edition, limited to 1200 numbered copies. A checklist of the printed works produced by this fine press in the first thirty years. Contains an interesting introduction on the origins of the press and is well-illustrated, with many of the title pages shown in two colors. Signed by Roderick Steinhour on half-title. READ MORE about THE STINEHOUR PRESS, A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST OF THE FIRST THIRTY YEARS
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 76578
La Crosse: The Sumac Press, 1977. 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. (20) pages. Limited to 270 copies printed by Emerson Wulling. Introduction followed by bibliographical descriptions of 28 items printed by Phelps, many at his Voyageur Press. READ MORE about CHECK LIST OF PRIVATE PRINTINGS
Price: $25.00 Order nr. 16669
Washington: GPO, 1946. small 4to. stiff paper wrappers. (ii), 71 pages. Tipped-in as a frontispiece is a facsimile of a 1793 broadside printed by George Roulstone, the state's first printer. 468 items described. A number of tipped-in plates. READ MORE about TENNESSEE'S SESQUICENTENNIAL EXHIBITION
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A list of 4,000 items of Texiana and Texana including books, maps, autograph material, pamphlets, newspapers, paper money, magazines & journals.
Waco (TX): W.M. Morrison, 1963. large 8vo. cloth. x, 208, (2). A list of 4,000 items of Texiana and Texana including books, maps, autograph material, pamphlets, newspapers, paper money, magazines & journals. First edition. "simply a price guide...as reflected by actual sales made through 185 Catalogues issued by me from 1952 to 1962" (foreword). Reproduced typescript. Light soiling, a few bumps. READ MORE about TEXAS BOOK PRICES ($1.50 TO $4,000
Price: $35.00 Order nr. 54620
New York: The Typophiles, 1968. tall 12mo. cloth. xiv, 167 pages. First combined edition, being Typophile Chapbook 45. Reprints of essays that appeared in 1963 and 1962 with a new introduction by John Dreyfus and a reprint of Beatrice Warde's recollections which appeared in the Sunday Times. Well preserved copy;. READ MORE about LETTER FORMS, TYPOGRAPHIC AND SCRIPTORIAL, TWO ESSAYS ON THEIR CLASSIFICATION, HISTORY AND...
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Including an Account of the Genesis of the Press by Frederic W. Goudy and a Portion of the 1903 Diary of Will Ransom, Co-Founder.
New Castle, DE: Oak Knoll et al, 1981. 8vo. cloth, dust jacket. 220 pages. Including an Account of the Genesis of the Press by Frederic W. Goudy and a Portion of the 1903 Diary of Will Ransom, Co-Founder. This bibliography documents the career of the Village Press with meticulous detail and insight. In a short memoir at the beginning of this book, Frederic W. Goudy gives an account of a printer's life that is certain..... READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE VILLAGE PRESS
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Charlottesville: Institute for Research in the Social Sciences, 1930. thick 8vo. stiff paper wrappers. xviii, 900 pages. Over 6000 entries. Chipped around edges. Faint spot at top of front cover along hinge. Rear wrapper creased at corner. Soiling. READ MORE about BIBLIOGRAPHY OF VIRGINIA HISTORY SINCE 1865
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London: The Bibliographical Society, 1968. 8vo. cloth. xxxiv,215; xx,351+(1) pages. Reprint with additions of the 1948 first edition for the first volume and first edition of the second volume. The second volume was co-authored by Charles Humphries. Minor soiling on covers. READ MORE about A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE MUSICAL WORKS PUBLISHED BY JOHN WALSH DURING THE YEARS 1695-1720. With...
Price: $65.00 Order nr. 115338
Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, (1997). 8vo. cloth. xxii, 626 pages. Study of this London publishing firm owned by Walter Scott (no relation to Sir Walter Scott). The firm published Ernest Rhys, William Sharp, Bernard Shaw, William Archer, Havelock Ellis, George Moore, and W.B. Yeats. Over 1,000 titles described. Illustrated. READ MORE about WALTER SCOTT PUBLISHING COMPANY, A BIBLIOGRAPHY
Price: $10.00 Order nr. 53789
New York: Burt Franklin, (1968). 8vo. cloth. 244 pages. Reprint of the 1924 first edition. Seven authors are John Armstrong, William Shenstone, Mark Akenside, Oliver Goldsmith, William Collins, Charles Churchill and Richard Brinsley Sheridan. An important reference book. Very fine. READ MORE about SEVEN XVIIITH CENTURY BIBLIOGRAPHIES
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New York: Harbour Hill Books, 1974. 8vo. cloth. xxvii, 211, (4) pages. Reprint of first edition, which was limited to 180 copies. Contains 29 plates. Near fine. READ MORE about AN ONEIDA COUNTY PRINTER, WILLIAM WILLIAMS, PRINTER, PUBLISHER EDITOR WITH A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE...
Price: $16.00 Order nr. 24016
